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Being part of a radio club can be great fun and gives you the chance to meet and learn from other like minded people in the great hobby of amateur radio.
Meet Wythall Radio Club.
Wythall Radio Club is an active amateur radio club in the Midlands.
The club meets every Tuesday evening from 8pm onwards at the Wythall Community Association, Wythall Park, Silver Street, Wythall. They have a permanent shack which includes an amazing antenna system that is mounted on a 60ft Versatower!
Wythall Radio Club has over 50 members with a some overseas members too.
The club takes part in special events such as Steam Fairs, Mills on Air, JOTA and other local events.
The contest group enters over 40 contests per year using all contest bands from 1.8 MHz to 1296 MHz, including SSB, CW, and RTTY. On HF, RSGB, CQ, BARTG, IARU and ARRL contests have been entered amongst others.
Keep an ear out for club call signs G1WAC G4WAC G7WAC G0WRC and M5W.
Find out more at : http://www.wythallradioclub.co.uk
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The ABC Television series, “Last Man Standing” is about Mike Baxter (played by Tim Allen), a marketing executive for “Outdoor Man,” a fictitious sporting goods store in Colorado. Mike, is a “man’s man” and involved in all kinds of outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, boating. Likewise, Mike (and Tim) has a love for all the electronics that go with these activities. Among Mike’s interests is Amateur Radio (Ham Radio). Tim's character (Mike Baxter), is KA0XTT. This is a call sign the show cleared for use on air. "XTT" is a bit of a private joke as Tim's character name on "Home Improvement" was Tim Taylor. So, ex T. T. In the show’s radio inventory is currently an ICOM IC-9100 HF radio, an IC-92AD dual band, hand-held, a Heil PR-781microphone, a Daiwa CN-801HP SWR/Power meter a Comet CAA-500 antenna analyzer and a Iambic CW Paddle.
The South Yorkshire Repeater Group monthly meeting will be held at the Three Horse Shoes in Brierley on Thursday the 8th of December 2011 at 8pm. Paid up members nominations for the forthcoming SYRG elections in 2012 are due within the next 21 days. Oh and we may even sneak in a pre Chris...
Icom is organising a weekend long D-STAR QSO Party that is to be held between 0:00 on the 11th of November to 24:00 on the 13th of November (UTC) 2011. This event differs from previous D-STAR contests that have taken place over the last few years. Instead of competing for numbers of contact...
The Great Northern Hamfest in Barnsley has now been running for 20 years. On the 18th September 2011, it will be somewhat special - as it is the 21st Birthday of the Great Northern Hamfest. To celebrate our 21st Birthday, we want you to design our limited edition pin button badge. Thi...
